Two-wheeled vehicle



(No Model.)

G. K. PADDOOK.

TWO WHEELED VEHIGLE. No. 278,358. Patented May 29,1883.

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I CHARLES K. PADDOGK, OF s1. LOUIS, rssodnr.

TWO-WHEELEDVEHICLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 278,358, dated May.29,1883,

Application filed March 19, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES K. PADDOGK, of the city of St. Louis, andState of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improve- 5 mentsin-Two-Wheeled Vehicles; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the invention,

. which will enableothers skilled in the art to l V which it appertainsto make and use the same,

The object of the invention is to produce an easy-riding vehicle inwhich the motion of the horse will not be conveyed to the body of thevehicle. i

The invention consists in the construction hereinafter set forth. In theannexed drawings, the letter A indicates the body, B the axle, and (l (lthe shafts, of a two-wheeled vehicle or cart. Secured to the axle nearits ends are the rear body-supporting springs, D D, consisting of twoparts, 0 E and F. The main part E has its lower end, 0, turned uponitself, forming a lip, c, with a downturned end, 0 This end eis placedover the axle and secured by a clip, the spring extending to the rear,and then being curved upward to the front. At its upper end, this part Eis connected by thejoint G to the end fof the other part orhanger,F, ofthe spring. This joint in the present instance is'made by forming thetwoends into eyes, one around 40 the other, and passing a headed boltthrough, which keeps them from slipping apart. The hanger F is curvedupward and backward, j and is secured to theunderneath side of the rearof the body. The body A drops and is 5 secured at its front end to theplate-springs H, which are fastened to the body at.one end, and areconnected to the splinter-bar by joints h. It will be seen that not onlyhas the body an elastic support uponits springs, but by the Fig. 2is aside joints GG and h h it has a fine yielding mo- 0 tion, andsaid'springs have more freedom than simply a yielding in the metal whichcomposes them. As the shafts which are connected to the axle move up anddown in traveling, the front springs, H H, not only relieve the motion,but the joints G G allow the springs D to come into play, the hangers Fyielding, and at the same time inducing an elasticity in the lower part,E. In this device the springs D and H not only serve to relieve theweight of the occupants in passing over rough places, but by the use ofthe joints sufficient delicacy is given to the rear springs, that theyare made to assistin counteractingthe movements which would otherwise beimparted by the horse. The shafts G 0, instead of having the usualupward curve at the axle, are curved downward, as shown at c c, whichrenders the cart easy of access, as there is no danger of strikingtheshafts.

I am aware that two-wheeledxvehicles have been devised in which thefront of the bodyis connected to the shafts by a spring, and also thatcurved springs have been employed to 7 support the rear end of thebody,and I lay 7 no broad claim to any such constructiom' Having thusdescribed my invention, what I claim is- 1. In a two-wheeled vehicle orcart, the axle and shafts secured to the axle, in combination with thebody, and the springs D, consisting of the upper and lower parts, F E,connected by the joint G, the said springs being interposed between theaxle and the rear of the body, and the front of the latter beingsupported by the shafts, as set forth. a

2. The combination of the body A, axle B, the rear springs, D, composedof the parts E and F, connected by the joints G, with the shafts O O,and the front spring, H, having the joints h, substantially as setforth.

a In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES K. PADDOOK.

Witnesses:

A. B. GIvENs, E. RoNNAR.

